Decolonizing Islam in the South African context

Decolonisation has been quite a pertinent topic over the last few years as South Africa struggles with race and cultural identity post-apartheid. How do we deconstruct the racial and class biases experienced by Muslims in South Africa? Certainly, an interesting angle worth exploring.
UCT’s MSA Post Graduate committee brought together different minds to unpack this. VOC News journalist Yaseen Kippie, who was also one of the facilitators, chats to us now.
Also with us is Maulana Yaseen Katona, the imam and community leader of Driftsands Muhammadiya masjid in Khayelitsha. He was part of last night’s panel….